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We're about 9 months on from the launch of Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, the first and final expansion for 2020's Cyberpunk 2077. At this point, CD Projekt Red has squashed all major bugs and completely reworked a number of game systems from the ground up. Now, the team is finally …

Rocksteady co-founders, Sefton Hill and Jamie Walker, left the studio a couple of years ago, as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League was entering its production push. Now, the pair have formed a new studio, free from the clutches of Warner Bros. It seems the new company already has a …

It looks like Zotac is also getting into the handheld PC market. Zotac is primarily known for its graphics cards, but the company has also dabbled in many other hardware areas over the years. This year, the company's big Computex reveal will be a “limit pushing” handheld gaming PC.  The …

Amazon Games has been signing some key partnerships recently with third-party developers. A couple of months on from agreeing to publish the next AAA Tomb Raider game from Crystal Dynamics, Amazon has now announced a new partnership with Maverick Games, a studio created by former Playground Games veterans, and yes, …

Just as rumours predicted, Sony is indeed holding its next State of Play stream this month, ahead of Summer Game Fest in June. The stream is taking place tomorrow, offering us a look at 14 upcoming titles for PS5 and PlayStation VR2, the latter of which will soon support PCs …

Zalman has unveiled the P50 DS, a new mid-tower case designed to support motherboards with reverse-side connections from the Asus BTF and MSI Project Zero ecosystems. This case is available in two colours (black and white) and features a pillarless design (front-left corner), offering a panoramic view of your build. …

Earlier this week, a jury ruled against the operators of cheat-selling site, AimJunkies, awarding Bungie tens of thousands in damages and setting a precedent for future legal cases against those making and supplying cheats for online games. Now, Activision Blizzard has had its own court success, taking down EngineOwning.  EngineOwning, …

A recent report originating from Chiphell claims that AMD is working on four distinct desktop Zen 5 CPU models with different core configurations. Moreover, the same report also refers to the release date of these four CPUs, pointing to a launch in July. According to wjm47196 (via VideoCardz), the initial …

Cherry Xtrfy is set to launch the Ngale microphone line for gamers, broadcasters, and content creators. The Ngale X and Ngale R are the first microphones to be introduced under the Cherry Xtrfy brand, marking the company's expansion in the peripheral market. The Ngale R stands out not only for …

With Sony opening up to supporting the PC platform more and more, many of us wondered if the PlayStation VR2 headset would support PCs when it launched. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. However, Sony did reveal plans to change that earlier this year. Now, Sony appears to have successfully achieved PlayStation VR2 support on PC...

While we were already expecting this year's Call of Duty to come to Game Pass on day-one, Microsoft had yet to officially confirm this. We thought they may save such an announcement for the upcoming Xbox Games Showcase, but it turns out they wanted to get the word out a …

We're a few days away from Epic Games offering up a new free game for all to claim, but thanks to leaks, we already know what to expect. If you are a fan of medieval multiplayer action, you will be pleased...

In a shocking move recently, Microsoft opted to shut down one of its most promising studios, Tango Gameworks. The studio shipped Hi-Fi Rush just last year to great critical acclaim, but the studio did not have any ‘greenlit' projects underway at this point in time, so Microsoft opted to pull …

If you’re eagerly awaiting news on Resident Evil 9, you might want to brace yourself. Insider Dusk Golem has indicated that the game’s release is still a long way off. In a recent Twitter thread, Dusk Golem advised fans to temper their expectations for a Resident Evil 9 announcement this summer. He suggested …

We're nearing the end of the month, which means it is time for Sony to announce the next batch of free games for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers. On June 4th, a new set of games will be made available for free, but if you subscribe to any of the higher …

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter was one of the very first games to support first-generation VR headsets, with a VR version of the game being sold for the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive back in 2015. Unfortunately, the game will soon be delisted from Steam. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter …

Ubisoft has officially announced the next Operation for Rainbow Six Siege. The long-running shooter will be getting new content as part of Operation New Blood, which will include two new Operators for the game, designed to be replacements for the ‘Recruit’ character. In Rainbow Six Siege, new players often have …

Lenovo is gearing up to unveil a “Lite” version of the Legion Go. In contrast to the ROG Ally X, which is expected to be more powerful and more expensive, the upcoming Legion Go Lite should offer a more budget-friendly option, possibly featuring a less powerful AMD CPU. The Legion …

An Aoostar representative might have revealed the release month for the AMD Strix Point CPUs. When asked about the release of its next-gen Ryzen PC, the company's employee answered that it was estimated to be released in October, but bigger OEMs would get them sooner, pointing to August. As noted …

Thermalright has recently unveiled the Burst Assassin 120 Evo Dark, a single-tower CPU cooler featuring a dual-fan configuration. This cooler promises to deliver efficient cooling performance without encroaching on valuable space or interfering with memory slots. The cooler has a slim, blacked-out heatsink to minimise potential conflicts with adjacent memory …

We are back with another competition! This month, we are teaming up with Enermax to give two lucky readers a cooling upgrade. TWO winners will each be getting a new Enermax AIO liquid cooler, voted as one of the best of 2024 by the European Hardware Association. 

EA's long-term partnership with FIFA came to an end last year, with EA dropping the official FIFA branding for future football games. Moving forward, EA will be releasing EA Sports FC, leaving FIFA to find a new development partner. Many of us had expected EA's biggest rival in the sports …

Amazon Prime members have been able to take advantage of Prime Gaming for a while now, offering benefits like free games for you to download and install straight to your PC, as well as free games that can be streamed via the Amazon Luna service. May was a big month …

Ubisoft surprised us all when it announced that it had teamed up with indie studio and Dead Cells’ developer, Evil Empire, to work on a new roguelite game in the Prince of Persia series. Dead Cells is one of the highest-rated modern rogue-style games, so now we get to see …

Bungie had previously sued the company Phoenix Digital, the parent company of AimJunkies, a popular cheat supplier for major online games like Destiny 2. While Bungie did win this lawsuit, Phoenix Digital argued that Bungie failed to prove any copyright infringement as part of its counter-suit. The case eventually went …

Back in 2018, Sony unveiled Astro Bot, its new mascot character, who got off to a popular start after the release of Astro Bot: Rescue Mission for PlayStation VR. The character made a return in 2020 in Astro Playroom, a free technical showcase for PS5, giving new console buyers a …

The Sims 4 is around a decade old at this point and during that time, EA has primarily focused on releasing new DLC content. Now, following the game's transition to being free-to-play, EA is finally assembling a strike squad to deal with the game's myriad of technical issues. If you've …

Microsoft officially announced AutoSR earlier this month, its new technology to bring Super Resolution upscalers to more games. For now, AutoSR is only going to be available for Snapdragon X based laptops, coming in June. The first wave of 12 titles to support AutoSR have also just been announced.  AutoSR …

New rumours about Nvidia's upcoming AI processor specifications have come to our attention. It has been claimed that the AI SoC will use ARM cores, a Blackwell GPU, and LPDDR6 memory. However, conflicting information about the process node leaves us wondering if TSMC or Intel will manufacture it. ARM is …

There have been a few Xbox Series X/S and PS5 titles that support AMD's FSR 2 upscaling to improve performance. Now, console gamers can utilise the latest version, FSR 3, complete with Frame Generation technology for a frame rate boost.